Total Crime Rate

291.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 291.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Burglary 33.7 10/10
  • Public order 33.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wharf Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 140th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharf Lane (E14 7PD) in the last 12 months was 291.4 per 1,000 residents and was 149.0% higher than the Limehouse average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 121.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Lane (E14 7PD), the main crime hotspot is near St Anne'S Row. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wharf Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Island Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clemence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clemence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copenhagen Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northey Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Northey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Northey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shoulder Of Mutton Alley Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clemence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Copenhagen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shoulder Of Mutton Alley Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Basin Approach Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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